- He has directed two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967) and Monterey Pop (1968).
- Taught a documentary film workshop class at Yale University.
- Studied engineering at Yale University.
- Noted for his Cinéma vérité style of documentary film making.
- Had an electronics firm and worked in advertising before starting as a writer and director of experimental films.
- Is a distant relative of Marlon Brando.
- Father of Stacy Pennebaker, Frazer Pennebaker, and Linley Pennebaker with his 1st wife, Jojo Pennebaker; Chelsea Pennebaker and Zoe Pennebaker with his 2nd wife; and Kit Pennebaker and Jane Pennebaker with his 3rd wife.
- Son of Lucille Levick (Deemer) and John Paul Pennebaker, a commercial photographer.
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